Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows sold 12.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.03/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$232.03

214 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	241.00	1,431	55
Medium and Large 2	577	230.76	1,332	107
Medium and Large 3	579	225.16	1,303	52

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale214 hd

232.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,325 hd

245.29

−13.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,679	117.30	1,969	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	91.26	1,284	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	90.22	1,105	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	81.36	831	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,319	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	10

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	194.53/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,192	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	221.20/cwt	220.00–222.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	217.75/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	214.16/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	193.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,272	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	209.50/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	244.84/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	215.50/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	246.79/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,402	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	258.96/cwt	257.00–266.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	214.32/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	251.50/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	224.82/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	241.19/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	229.78/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,312	41
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	237.38/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	221.76/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,319	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	229.71/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	239.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	251.51/cwt	251.00–253.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	216.91/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	228.00/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	246.50/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	215.69/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	82.67/cwt	81.00–84.00	873	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	73.98/cwt	71.00–78.00	759	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	89.50/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,135	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	87.44/cwt	85.00–90.00	858	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	84.51/cwt	82.00–86.00	947	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	93.24/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,316	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	89.27/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,253	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	93.90/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,151	32
Bulls	—	—	1,538	108.77/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	126.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,429	6
Bulls	—	—	1,622	117.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,899	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,368.75/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,369	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	229.35/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	223.71/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	237.03/cwt	232.00–240.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	185.00/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	203.49/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	213.53/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,221	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	196.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	239.99/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	209.79/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	203.95/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	209.51/cwt	208.00–210.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	220.83/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	200.41/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,150	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	181.41/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	221.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Sep 26, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,104Last week 1,059Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 291Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 96Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	231.00	231.00
3	—	440	228.00–230.00	229.35
3	—	472	220.00–226.00	223.71
4	—	340	232.00–240.00	237.03
2	—	660	182.00–188.00	185.00
12	—	572	208.00–216.00	213.53
3	—	622	190.00–200.00	196.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	222.00–229.00	228.00
5	—	608	208.00	208.00
2	—	428	246.00–247.00	246.50
2	—	728	190.00–200.00	194.98
7	—	569	214.00–218.00	215.69
2	—	358	248.00–250.00	248.99
2	—	665	202.00–205.00	203.49
3	—	465	234.00–244.00	239.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	224.00	224.00
4	—	467	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	665	220.00	220.00
2	—	428	248.00	248.00
4	—	759	208.00–210.00	209.50
7	—	491	244.00–246.00	244.84
5	—	392	250.00	250.00
7	—	620	225.00	225.00
41	—	571	227.00–230.00	229.78
15	—	529	236.00–240.00	239.00
4	—	336	251.00–253.00	251.51
11	—	741	216.00–217.00	216.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	217.00–218.00	217.75
12	—	693	214.00–216.00	215.50
5	—	445	241.00–242.00	241.19
2	—	370	244.00	244.00
3	—	463	236.00–240.00	237.38
16	—	595	220.00–222.00	221.76
10	—	540	227.00–230.00	229.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	568	246.00–247.00	246.79
7	—	324	257.00–266.00	258.96
2	—	456	251.00–252.00	251.50
1	—	395	253.00	253.00
11	—	717	224.00–230.00	224.82
2	—	667	242.00	242.00
4	—	800	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	194.00	194.00
2	—	590	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	—	630	208.00	208.00
3	—	527	213.00–215.00	214.32
3	—	407	230.00	230.00
5	—	387	236.00	236.00
3	—	709	200.00–206.00	203.95
12	—	463	220.00–222.00	220.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	613	189.00–195.00	194.53
2	—	465	200.00	200.00
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	212.00	212.00
4	—	436	208.00–210.00	209.51
2	—	678	178.00–185.00	181.41
2	—	534	196.00	196.00
4	—	319	220.00–225.00	221.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	220.00–222.00	221.20
11	—	492	212.00–216.00	214.16
17	—	657	190.00–195.00	193.65
10	—	520	208.00–210.00	209.79
14	—	777	184.00	184.00
20	—	574	200.00–204.00	200.41
1	—	355	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	81.00–84.00	82.67
7	—	1,026	71.00–78.00	73.98
7	—	981	85.00–90.00	87.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,268	87.00–92.00	89.50
16	—	1,121	82.00–86.00	84.51
32	—	1,226	92.00–97.00	93.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	91.00–96.00	93.24
4	—	1,404	88.00–90.00	89.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	106.00–110.00	108.77
6	—	1,923	124.00–130.00	126.30
11	—	1,622	115.00–120.00	117.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,368.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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